containerengine

noun

UK /kənˈteɪnər ˈɛndʒɪn/

US /kənˈteɪnər ˈɛndʒɪn/

A container engine is a computer program that packs and runs apps in neat little boxes so they work the same everywhere.

The developer used a container engine to run the app on her laptop and on the big server.

SYNONYMS

container runtime container platform app container tool container manager

RELATED WORDS

Docker Kubernetes image virtual machine orchestration

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A software layer that starts, stops, and manages containers on a computer.

The container engine restarted the crashed container automatically.

3. A tool that builds container images from instructions in a file.

She wrote a Dockerfile and let the container engine build the image.

4. The part of a system that isolates apps so they cannot interfere with each other.

Thanks to the container engine, each app ran in its own safe space.